RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul of Samosata

200 - 275

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Paul of Samosata (Ancient Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, lived from 200 to 275) was patriarch of Antioch from 260 to 268 and the originator of the Paulianist heresy named after him. He was a believer in monarchianism, a nontrinitarian doctrine; his teachings reflect adoptionism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul of Samosata is the 867th most popular religious figure (down from 798th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 66th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Paul of Samosata is most famous for being the first to teach that Jesus was a mere mortal.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul of Samosata ranks 867 out of 3,187. Before him are Philip the Evangelist, Renato Martino, Holofernes, Godfried Danneels, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, and Basilides. After him are Gertrude of Nivelles, Antipas of Pergamum, Sa'id bin Zayd, Onesimus, Acacius of Constantinople, and Mary of Bethany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Paul of Samosata ranks 19. Before him are Hua Tuo, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Artabanus IV of Parthia, Celsus, Zhang Jue, and Artemidorus. After him are Wei Yan, Vologases VI, Pacatianus, Sasan, Lucius Artorius Castus, and Sabinianus. Among people deceased in 275, Paul of Samosata ranks 5. Before him are Zenobia, Aurelian, Tarcisius, and Mammes of Caesarea.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Paul of Samosata ranks 387 out of 1,347. Before him are Midhat Pasha (1822), Walter Sydney Adams (1876), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), and Theodore II Palaiologos (1396). After him are Antipas of Pergamum (100), Onesimus (1), George of Pisidia (580), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Deiphobus (null), and Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Paul of Samosata ranks 66. Before him are Euphemia (289), Papias of Hierapolis (70), Haran (null), Agabus (100), Thaddeus of Edessa (100), and Mammes of Caesarea (259). After him are Antipas of Pergamum (100), Onesimus (1), Charalambos (87), Lucian of Antioch (240), Said Nursî (1877), and Nectarios of Aegina (1846).

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